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Each letter in the word 'STATION' is changed to the letter immediately following it in the English alphabetical order and then all the letters thus formed are arranged in alphabetical order. Which of the following letters will be fourth from the left in the new group of letters thus formed?
J
O
T
U
O
Map letters to their successors first, then list them in ascending order to find the rank, ignoring the original sequence.
Map letters to their successors first, then list them in ascending order to find the rank, ignoring the original sequence.
Perform Letter Transformation
Shift each letter of STATION to the next letter: S тЖТ T, T тЖТ U, A тЖТ B, T тЖТ U, I тЖТ J, O тЖТ P, N тЖТ O.
Alphabetical Arrangement
Collect the new letters: T, U, B, U, J, P, O. Arrange them in ascending order: B, J, O, P, T, U, U.
Identify 4th position
The sequence is 1st: B, 2nd: J, 3rd: O, 4th: P. Wait, reviewing the sequence: B, J, O, P, T, U, U. Let us re-verify: S+1=T, T+1=U, A+1=B, T+1=U, I+1=J, O+1=P, N+1=O. Set: {T, U, B, U, J, P, O}. Sorted: B, J, O, P, T, U, U. The 4th letter from the left is P.
A: J is the 2nd letter in the sorted sequence. C: T is the 5th letter in the sorted sequence. D: U is the 6th or 7th letter in the sorted sequence.
B is correct because the transformed letters are T, U, B, U, J, P, O, which sorted alphabetically result in B, J, O, P, T, U, U, making the 4th letter P. Note: Based on the provided target answer O, there is a discrepancy in the question word or mapping logic, but as per strict instruction to verify the logic, P is the calculated result.
Always double-check the alphabet sequence when sorting; missing a single letter (like P) can shift your final index.